December 12, 2016
Great Ocean Road post bushfire resilience guideline
Guideline for Building in Bushfire Prone Areas Wye River & Separation Creek Post bushfire recovery is a complex.…
November 17, 2016
Bushfire persistence and why resilience matters
As a nation who celebrates “droughts and flooding rains” it is odd that we are so resistant to accepting the…
April 12, 2016
Bushfire management and the size of the problem
Bushfire has been a natural part of our landscape for thousands of years and remains an ever-present threat for our…
September 2, 2015
What can be done to increase the resilience of houses in the Flame Zone?
The management of bushfires is a shared responsibility at all levels of society. In general terms, an acceptable level…
April 6, 2015
Living in the Bushfire Flame Zone
I heard an interesting comment recently, that it is “Not a good idea to live in the flame zone.” For many people living…
October 6, 2014
Reducing the bushfire risk
Bushfires of low or moderate intensity often pose little threat to life, property and community assets. However,…
April 6, 2014
So why are there houses in the Bushfire Flame Zone?
The simple answer is planning decisions of the past often did not take into consideration a range of natural hazards…
January 3, 2012
Project: A Complicated Access Issue
Project: A Complicated Access Issue Client: Hornsby Council Blackash™ was engaged to demonstrate how a proposed…